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Meet Our Team

Dirk Roskam, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor, Clinical Faculty Representative
Dirk Roskam is a former business executive with 25+ years of experience and a multidisciplinary background across finance, legal, operations and business management. He has extensive academic and professional credentials, including an LL.M. in Taxation from Washington University in St. Louis, a JD from Western Michigan University, a Ph.D. and an MBA from Clemson University, along with additional postdoctoral work.
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Matt Hersel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Research Faculty Representative
Matt Hersel has a Ph.D. in Organization Studies, Strategy, and Change from Auburn University's Harbert College of Business, with academic expertise in management and organizational strategy. His research focuses on stakeholder-focused management and the organizational impact of ethical misconduct.
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Charleen Fitzgerald
Signature Program Operations Manager
Charleen Fitzgerald earned a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Clemson University in 1997. She joined Clemson University's Department of Marketing as a student services program coordinator in 2015 and, in January 2025, became signature programs operations manager for the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business.
In her current role, Fitzgerald supports student engagement, event logistics, alumni and corporate partner relations, curriculum support and other strategic initiatives.

Ebony Aiken
Adjunct Instructor
Ebony Aiken is a former finance strategy consultant at Deloitte. Her MBA is from The Wharton School, and she is a Clemson alumnus with a Master of Professional Accountancy and B.S. in accounting and MIS.

Curtis Merriweather, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Curtis Merriweather, Ph.D., is a consultant in technology, defense and government contracting. He received his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University and his M.S. in Quantitative Management: Health Analytics from Duke University.

Sue Nowicki
Adjunct Instructor
Sue Nowicki is a senior leader across consulting, defense and digital transformation at McKinsey & Northrop Grumman. She received her MBA from Cornell and her Ph.D. in Executive Leadership & Engineering Strategy from Clemson University.

Katharyn White
Adjunct Instructor
Katharyn White is a senior executive in leadership across AI, technology and government (Google, IBM, MITRE, T-Systems), as well as an adjunct professor at George Mason University. She received an M.S. from Georgia Tech.